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I have been having trouble with my GF on the issue of recoil. Starting with a shotgun she owns, which I understand. A 5.5 lb o/u that does hit pretty hard. She likes to shoot clays and we are going to swap that for a semi-auto. She has tried a couple and is ok with them as compared to the o/u.
Handguns have been a different story. She has been firm on the fact she doesn't like revolvers. Maybe my fault as I may have stated at some point they are the best guns for women for SD because there is no decision making or confusion when it a SD situation, just point and shoot. That may have come off as insulting
. She has tried a few 9mm's, a very smooth .45 that I think has less recoil than the 9mm's and she just put them down and said they were too much for her. No problem, time to back away. We have since been shooting .22 rifles and my Ruger MK III. I figure the more time she has behind a pistol that doesn't turn her off the better.
So Yesterday we went out to shoot a little. I'm getting a few rounds in with my 5 round S&W .38 spl with a 2" barrel. This gun, even with the Pachmayr grips can get uncomfortable after about 30-40 rounds. It has a lot of muzzle flip, recoil and is hard to stay on target with without some practice. We had gone over the operation of the gun recently because we are now living together and it is in the house so I want her to know how to use it of course. I was pleasantly surprised when she asked if she could shoot it. Now, she had shot this once before at an indoor range a couple of years ago. She fired 2 rounds and said no more. This time she shot 20-25 rounds. A little frustrated at the accuracy of her shooting but by the end she was getting on the 8" paper plates we were shooting at about 25'.
Needless to say I was very pleased. I want her to eventually be able to handle a 9mm with confidence and I think we are headed in the right direction. In my opinion this .38 is a lot more of a handful than any 9mm.
It was a good day!
Handguns have been a different story. She has been firm on the fact she doesn't like revolvers. Maybe my fault as I may have stated at some point they are the best guns for women for SD because there is no decision making or confusion when it a SD situation, just point and shoot. That may have come off as insulting
. She has tried a few 9mm's, a very smooth .45 that I think has less recoil than the 9mm's and she just put them down and said they were too much for her. No problem, time to back away. We have since been shooting .22 rifles and my Ruger MK III. I figure the more time she has behind a pistol that doesn't turn her off the better. So Yesterday we went out to shoot a little. I'm getting a few rounds in with my 5 round S&W .38 spl with a 2" barrel. This gun, even with the Pachmayr grips can get uncomfortable after about 30-40 rounds. It has a lot of muzzle flip, recoil and is hard to stay on target with without some practice. We had gone over the operation of the gun recently because we are now living together and it is in the house so I want her to know how to use it of course. I was pleasantly surprised when she asked if she could shoot it. Now, she had shot this once before at an indoor range a couple of years ago. She fired 2 rounds and said no more. This time she shot 20-25 rounds. A little frustrated at the accuracy of her shooting but by the end she was getting on the 8" paper plates we were shooting at about 25'.
Needless to say I was very pleased. I want her to eventually be able to handle a 9mm with confidence and I think we are headed in the right direction. In my opinion this .38 is a lot more of a handful than any 9mm.
It was a good day!
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